diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/C64.Core.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/C64.Core.cs
index f638daee42..5cb758f714 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/C64.Core.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/C64.Core.cs
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Computers.Commodore64
 			chips.HardReset();
 		}
 
-		//private byte Peek(int addr)
-		//{
-		//    return chips.cpu.Peek(addr);
-		//}
-
-		//private void Poke(int addr, byte val)
-		//{
-		//    chips.cpu.Poke(addr, val);
-		//}
-
 		// ------------------------------------
 	}
 
@@ -118,7 +108,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Computers.Commodore64
 		public Chip2114 colorRam; //u19
 		public MOS6510 cpu; //u6
 		public Chip23XX kernalRom; //u4
-		public MOSPLA pla; //
+		public MOSPLA pla;
 		public Chip4864 ram; //u10+11
 		public Sid sid; //u9
 		public Vic vic; //u7
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/MOS/Chip4864.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/MOS/Chip4864.cs
index 6b52524f5d..94f65b541a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/MOS/Chip4864.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Computers/Commodore64/MOS/Chip4864.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Computers.Commodore64.MOS
 	// use one 4864, the C64 can use sets of 4164 or
 	// 4464 typically
 
+	// memory is striped 00/FF at intervals of 0x40
+
 	public class Chip4864 : IStandardIO
 	{
 		private byte[] ram;
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Computers.Commodore64.MOS
 		public void HardReset()
 		{
 			ram = new byte[0x10000];
+
+			// stripe the ram
+			for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
+				ram[i] = ((i & 0x40) != 0) ? (byte)0xFF : (byte)0x00;
 		}
 
 		public byte Peek(int addr)